8-8-08 for Burma’s Publications
The medals of the Beijing Games - inlaid for the first time in Olympic history with jade - are a reminder of China’s deep and complex relationship with the military regime that rules neighboring Burma, including its jade mines.
Blood Jade: Burmese Gemstones & the Beijing Games, a joint report by the All Kachin Students & Youth Union and 8-8-08 for Burma, investigates Burma’s jade mining industry, fueled by Chinese demand, and calls on global consumers not to buy Burma’s blood jade - in Beijing and beyond. Available in English and Mandarin.
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In 2007 and 2008, the Chinese government made a number of assertions about its relationship and role in Burma, many of which were misleading or inaccurate. 8-8-08 for Burma provided a two-part analysis of Beijing’s statements.
The first part of the analysis addressed points publicly made by the Chinese government. The second addressed China’s response to the humanitarian disaster wrought on Burma’s southern delta region by Cyclone Nargis on May 2nd, 2008.
